HISTORAMA AUCTION #7 - 'Buy or Bid' Sale

Egypt: Maspero Brothers Cigarette company bronze token, circa. 1930s; not maker-marked; size: 22.75mm; weight: 4.55g. Obverse: stylized face set against the sun(?); French legend "Maspero Freres Ltd • Caire - Egypte". Reverse: oval eye-like device; French title above & below "Cigarettes Egyptiennes". In VF-EF: even on better grade examples, the bottom stroke of oval device on reverse is unclear (from weak die strike). Founded in Egypt by Italian Jews; retained a storage facility in Jaffo, 1911-1914; began operations in Palestine, 1921; a subsidiary of "British American Tobacco" co.; closed in 1956 & sold brands to the Israeli "Dubek" company.
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $119. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us.
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Product Tags: Egyptian Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Jewish & Israeli merchant/business tokens and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Egypt and from 20th Century,